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Weird Science: Could we talk to aliens?http://www.nzherald.co.nz/space/news/article.cfm?c_id=325&objectid=11763731&ref=rss
From Close Encounters of the Third Kind to Arrival , Hollywood has long been fascinated with the idea of communicating with space aliens.But is it even possible? Or wise?In recent years, a fierce debate has erupted over proposals...newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nzSat, 10 Dec 2016 05:00:00 +1200'Globes of fire' spotted in Waimauku skieshttp://www.nzherald.co.nz/space/news/article.cfm?c_id=325&objectid=11764154&ref=rss
"Balls of fire" have been dancing through the Waimauku skies tonight.Jess Angove was dropping off her child off at a camp about 9.15pm when she looked up and saw 10 to 15 "globes of fire" lighting up the sky above Waimauku School,...newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nzFri, 09 Dec 2016 22:13:05 +1200The question that hounds Star Wars fans: Why does the Death Star have an exhaust port?http://www.nzherald.co.nz/space/news/article.cfm?c_id=325&objectid=11763762&ref=rss
It's a question that has vexed generations of Star Wars fans - even among academics - since 1977.And it's reared its ugly head again: the new movie Star Wars Rogue One is all about the mission to steal the secret plans that...newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nzFri, 09 Dec 2016 13:00:00 +1200Former astronaut John Glenn dies aged 95http://www.nzherald.co.nz/space/news/article.cfm?c_id=325&objectid=11763669&ref=rss
Former senator John Glenn, an American war hero who went on to become the first astronaut to orbit the Earth, has passed away at the age of 95. Glenn passed away on Thursday afternoon surrounded by family at the Ohio State University...newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nzFri, 09 Dec 2016 09:39:04 +1200SpaceX delays launch to January after fireball groundinghttp://www.nzherald.co.nz/space/news/article.cfm?c_id=325&objectid=11762735&ref=rss
SpaceX plans to launch several Iridium communications satellites into space in early January, delaying its return to flight after a September 1 fireball destroyed a Falcon 9 rocket on a Florida launch pad.SpaceX is completing "the...newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nzThu, 08 Dec 2016 07:11:30 +1200Watch: Richard Branson's new spaceship fly solo for the first timehttp://www.nzherald.co.nz/space/news/article.cfm?c_id=325&objectid=11761242&ref=rss
More than two years after one of its spacecrafts crashed, killing the co-pilot, Virgin Galactic sent its SpaceShipTwo back in the air this weekend for its first "glide flight."Taking off from the Mojave Air and Space Port on Saturday...newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nzTue, 06 Dec 2016 09:52:45 +1200'He'll be insufferable now' - Buzz's new recordhttp://www.nzherald.co.nz/space/news/article.cfm?c_id=325&objectid=11760114&ref=rss
Hospitalised space pioneer Buzz Aldrin will be "insufferable" after learning he's officially the oldest person to reach the South Pole, his manager says.The 86-year-old former astronaut, who was the second man to walk on the moon,...newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nzSun, 04 Dec 2016 13:46:33 +1200Stunning NASA photos show new Kaikoura land raised by quakehttp://www.nzherald.co.nz/space/news/article.cfm?c_id=325&objectid=11759901&ref=rss
Amazing NASA photos have revealed new land off the coast of Kaikoura, raised out of ocean the by last month's 7.8 magnitude earthquake - land which is there to stay.The incredible satellite images shot by NASA's Earth Observatory...newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nzSat, 03 Dec 2016 16:19:44 +1200